Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing - Binder Ready: A Clinical Approach

by Margaret Jordan Halter

Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 8th Edition is the most comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text on the market! Awarded second place in the 2018 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing category. User-friendly by design, it simplifies the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric-mental health nursing with a practical, clinical perspective. This edition was revised in conjunction with a readability expert to support clarity and ease of understanding. Chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing your students for clinical practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are full-page illustrated explanations about the neurobiology of disorders and associated medications, criteria from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) for major disorders, completely revised Evidence-Based Practice boxes, and a fully rewritten chapter on Dying, Death, and Grieving to provide students with essential information about difficult topics.

696 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2016

Reviews

[Megan Broussard]

I mean, it was fine. My favorite of the semester.

[Courtney]

Better than the lecture content. Case studies and example boxes were super helpful in grasping some more difficult conditions.

[Presley Roush]

very helpful because my teacher used the questions in this book on the test.

[Jacqueline]

This but the 9th edition ;)

[Rainier Moreno-Lacalle]

One of the best introductory textbook on Psychiatric Nursing!

Comprehensive. Understandable. Full of examples